iatrogenicity

1/4 MILLION deaths YEARLY in USA caused by doctors........
The author, Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of
Hygiene and Public Health, describes how the US health care system may
contribute to poor health.

DEATHS PER YEAR:

* 12,000 — unnecessary surgery
* 7,000 — medication errors in hospitals
* 20,000 — other errors in hospitals
* 80,000 — infections in hospitals
* 106,000 — negative effects of drugs
* total 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes!!